Tuesday, August 15, 2017

They're Back!

Completed - 10 August 2017This is the 2nd design in this series that I've stitch. I had it kitted up and took it to Michigan, but did not have time to stitch it there.

June and July were hawk-free which was just fine with me. But as of a few days ago, the Cooper's Hawks have returned. Sunday afternoon I watched it in hot pursuit of a Mourning Dove. I don't know how it ended, nor do I want to. Everyone has to eat, but I do not have to enjoy it!

Fortunately, the edge of the backyard has quite a dense barrier of blackberries hazelbrush and other shrubs which provide cover for birds like this Song Sparrow.

This male Goldfinch looks grumpy in the rain, but I think the birds liked it. I watched a couple of hummingbirds having impromptu baths using the raindrops caught on leaves.

Black-capped Chickadee eating peanuts, I also had a Chestnut-backed Chickadee at this feeder.

Here's a male Lesser Goldfinch.

Here's an Orange-crowned Warbler.

Nice to see this bird again.

This group of California Quail just finished with dust-baths in our front flowerbed. They then rested on the walkway to preen their feathers.

6 comments:

What a cute finish, Beth! I just love the giant egg in the nest on the roof (at least I think that's what it's supposed to be?). When I first looked at the photo of the quails--I thought they were dead! So glad you explained that they were just taking dust baths :)